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EMT BASIC TRAUMA TEST 2024/2025 WITH
100 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)/
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN EMT
BASIC TRAUMA EXAM 2024 (BRAND NEW!! )
While en route to a major motor vehicle crash, an on-scene police officer advises you that a 6-year-old male who was riding in the front seat is involved. He further states that the child was only wearing a lap belt and that the air bag deployed. On the basis of this information, you should be MOST suspicious that the child has
experienced: - ANSWER-neck and facial injuries
A young male sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen during an altercation. As your partner is assessing and managing his airway, you should control the obvious
bleeding and then: - ANSWER-assess for an exit wound
Signs of a pulmonary blast injury include: - ANSWER-coughing up blood
Which of the following injuries would MOST likely occur as a direct result of the third collision in a motor vehicle crash? - ANSWER-Aortic rupture
Your patient has a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 11, a systolic blood pressure of 80 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min, his Revised Trauma
Score (RTS) is: - ANSWER-8
The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the bullet, causing damage
remote from its path, is known as: - ANSWER-cavitation
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pg. 2 A 40-year-old female, unrestrained, impacted the steering wheel of her vehicle with her chest when her vehicle hit a tree while traveling at 45 mph. She is conscious and alert, but is experiencing significant chest pain and shortness of breath. Given the mechanism of injury and her present condition, it is LEAST
likely that she experienced: - ANSWER-a head injury
A small compact car was involved in a rollover crash. As you are approaching the vehicle, you note that the roof is significantly collapsed. The patient, a 29-year-old male, is complaining of severe pain in his neck and to the top of his head as well as numbness and tingling in his extremities. Witnesses who removed the patient from the vehicle state that he was wearing his seatbelt. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for this patient's condition? - ANSWER-Compression of the head against the roof
A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? - ANSWER-Energy transmission to the spine
A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car while riding her bicycle. She was wearing a helmet and was thrown to the ground, striking her head. In addition to managing problems associated with airway, breathing, and circulation, it is MOST
important for you to: - ANSWER-stabilize her entire spine
According to the Association of Air Medical Services, you should consider air medical transport of a trauma patient if: - ANSWER-traffic conditions hamper the ability to get the patient to a trauma center by ground within the ideal time frame for the best clinical outcome
Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during: - ANSWER-
lateral collisions
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